Cherwell

Cherwell News, culture and broadcasting from Oxford’s oldest independent student newspaper Oxford University's independent student newspaper

Upon the release of the Venice Film Festival lineup, there was one that I just knew was going to be good. That film was ...
17/09/2026

Upon the release of the Venice Film Festival lineup, there was one that I just knew was going to be good. That film was NAZA, a documentary produced by The Guardian and directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor. The title refers to “collateral damage”, according to one of the Israeli officers interviewed – the number of civilians who are killed in a targeted strike, in this case the drone strikes which Israel can use to kill any person they want, at any time.

🖋 Willow Jopp

Image Credit: NAZA via La Biennale di Venezia

Read the full article online at cherwell.org

Oxford History graduate Archie Johnston and his family have attempted to break the Guinness World Record for “fastest ha...
15/09/2026

Oxford History graduate Archie Johnston and his family have attempted to break the Guinness World Record for “fastest half marathon by a mother and three children” at the Worcester Half Marathon. Johnston, his mother and two brothers ran the race on September 13th in memory of Johnston’s father, Rob, who died ten years ago.

The previous record was set by a Swansea family in 2024, with a combined time of 8 hours and 8 minutes.

The Johnstons’ combined time of 6 hours and 27 minutes beats the previous record by more than an hour and a half, subject to Guinness World Records verification.

🖊 Gavriella Epstein-Lightman

Image credit: Alice Johnston, with permission

Read the full article online at cherwell.org

Oxford History graduate Archie Johnston and his family have attempted to break the Guinness World Record for “fastest ha...
15/09/2026

Oxford History graduate Archie Johnston and his family have attempted to break the Guinness World Record for “fastest half marathon by a mother and three children” at the Worcester Half Marathon. Johnston, his mother and two brothers ran the race on September 13th in memory of Johnston’s father, Rob, who died ten years ago.

The previous record was set by a Swansea family in 2024, with a combined time of 8 hours and 8 minutes.

The Johnstons’ combined time of 6 hours and 27 minutes beats the previous record by more than an hour and a half, subject to Guinness World Records verification.

🖊 Gavriella Epstein-Lightman

Image credit: Alice Johnston, with permission

Read the full article online at cherwell.org

It feels like only days ago that I was walking through the University Parks, ringed by waves of the greenest grass, the ...
13/09/2026

It feels like only days ago that I was walking through the University Parks, ringed by waves of the greenest grass, the shiniest puddles, and the healthiest plants. Despite the occasional shower or muddy shoe, everything in the world seemed in order. That oh-so-familiar smell of dampened greenery was always a comfort to a countryside girl like me. The knowledge that all growing things could thrive was something that, only now, in hindsight, I feel unbelievably nostalgic for. The early spring sun marked a warm greeting to what I thought would be another hot but usual year in the UK.

Oh, how wrong I was.

🖊️ Minnie Mertz

Image credit: Abigail Christie, with permission

Read the full article online at cherwell.org

John Kennedy, like any great radio presenter, is endlessly curious. Joining me for a chat online, we discover that we’re...
11/09/2026

John Kennedy, like any great radio presenter, is endlessly curious. Joining me for a chat online, we discover that we’re sat just a mile apart, a coincidence only unearthed by John’s curiosity. This fascination with the world, its people, and fundamentally, its music, has guided John through his long career as a radio DJ. As “one of the most trusted voices in music” and now the host of the popular Tape Notes podcast, John has a wealth of hard-earned knowledge to be shared with us students.

🖊️ Emma Heagney

Image credit: Tape Notes, with permission.

Read the full article online at cherwell.org

My heart dropped when I saw Cherwell’s headline: “Oxford Reform Society registers for Michaelmas”. This comes after Regi...
10/09/2026

My heart dropped when I saw Cherwell’s headline: “Oxford Reform Society registers for Michaelmas”. This comes after Regius Professor Emeritus of Moral and Pastoral Theology at the University of Oxford, Nigel Biggar, defended the use of the N-word, and a few months after the Oxford Union hosted a debate on the motion “This House believes the West is right to be suspicious of Islam”.

🖊️ Saba Ahmadzadeh Noughani

Image credit: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Read the full article online at cherwell.org

Since Jenner launched the bedazzled editions of her makeup line, every social media platform has been flooded with image...
08/09/2026

Since Jenner launched the bedazzled editions of her makeup line, every social media platform has been flooded with images of people covering their journals, bedsheets, and pickle jars with gem stickers, no doubt to be removed as soon as the photo has been taken. It’s both devastating and embarrassing, then, to hear Dolly Parton’s nephew Bryan Seaver announce that before her death Parton told him that she wanted “to rest in a beautiful bed of plush cotton because after a life wearing heavy rhinestones, she finally deserves to be comfortable and have some rest”. Not even the most committed “whimsy-maxxer” will ever get to make such a bittersweet statement.

🖋️ Rüya Oral

Image credit to Library of Congress Performing Arts Encyclopedia, CC0 1.0 via PICRYL

Read the full article online at cherwell.org

CW: Eating disordersWe’re sitting at a makeshift dining table at the foothills of the Pyrenees, the mystic beauty of the...
06/09/2026

CW: Eating disorders

We’re sitting at a makeshift dining table at the foothills of the Pyrenees, the mystic beauty of the mountains enveloping our little group. Stretched out before us is rich tomato pasta, savoury soups, cold chicken, and crusty baguette from the best bakery in Tournefeuille. A ‘quick lunch’ in the midst of a busy choir tour. An impossibility in the French mind. The main course is naturally followed by a litany of post-lunch titbits: cheese, compote, coffee. I enjoy my food without anxiety – the mountains have made me hungry, and I relish each bite.

🖊️ Verity Fleetwood-Law

Image credit: Verity Fleetwood-Law, with permission

Read the full article online at cherwell.org

After a six-month wait to approve their application, the political society has announced its official registration with ...
06/09/2026

After a six-month wait to approve their application, the political society has announced its official registration with the University.

The Oxford society’s registration comes amid a surge of Reform-affiliated groups at UK universities. In November 2025, the national party set up Students for Reform, a network of Reform UK groups in universities across the country, to champion Reform-supporting students.

🖋️Mair Andrews and Stanley Arlidge

Image Credit: Owain Davies, CC-BY-SA-4.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

Read the full article online at cherwell.org

Address

Oxford

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Cherwell posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Business

Send a message to Cherwell:

Shortcuts

Share

Category